Washington, DC – In response to a speech by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in Hong Kong, Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement:

“In remarks before business leaders in Hong Kong, former Governor Palin urged China to ‘rise responsibly.’ As she continues on the lecture circuit, Ms.

Washington, DC – Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today welcomed passage by the Senate of compromise legislation to increase assistance to Pakistan and establish a more positive framework for U.S.-Pakistan relations, and he introduced the same legislation in the House.

We are all here today because we share the same goal, and that is stopping Iran from acquiring a nuclear-weapons capability. That does not mean containing or deterring or regulating or living with an Iran with nuclear weapons, but actually stopping Iran from achieving its nuclear ambition.

Taipei – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA) and a bipartisan congressional delegation met with high-level officials in Taiwan today as part of a visit to the region that has included Beijing and Seoul.

Van Nuys, CA -- On reports that Abdel Basset Al-Megrahi, convicted in the Pan Am 103 terrorist attack in Lockerbie, Scotland, may soon be released from custody in the United Kingdom, Congressman Howard L.